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Working Conditions

If you are posted to work in Denmark you are assured some minimum rights concerning your working conditions. See the areas covered below. You can also read about the Danish model, which means that wages primarily are fixed by collective agreements in Denmark.

Pay and working hours

Which factors regulate your salary when posted to Denmark? How is minimum wage determined? And how long are the standard working hours?

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Collective agreements

A collective agreement is an agreement between two parties on the working conditions that will apply in a business or industry. They are not required by law.

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Posted temp agency worker

Posted temporary agency workers must not work under worse conditions than if they were employed in the enterprise where they carry out work as substitutes.

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The Danish labour market

The Danish labour market is founded on collective agreements between the state and the social partners on employment policy.

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Freedom of association

There is freedom of association in Denmark. As an employee you decide if you want to be a trade union member and of which. This also applies for posted workers.

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Prohibition against discrimination

If you are posted to work in Denmark you are protected against direct and indirect discrimination in hiring and termination, i.e. on the grounds of ethnicity.

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Equality and equal pay

Gender equality regulations in the Danish labour market also apply to foreign posted workers. You can file a complaint if you are discriminated against.

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Holiday regulations

As a posted worker in Denmark how much holiday are you entitled to? And are you entitled to holiday pay or salary during holidays?

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Danish Fund for Posted Workers

If you are posted in Denmark and can not get your wage from your employer, you might get help from the Danish Labour Market Fund for Posted Workers.

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Regulations for posting of workers to Denmark

Workplacedenmark.dk is a website telling foreign service providers and employees posted to work in Denmark about their rights and duties. Employees posted to work in Denmark by a foreign enterprise are covered by certain provisions of Danish Law. Areas covered are among others health and safety at the workplace, working conditions and discrimination.